# node-chash

**Repository Path**: mirrors_soldair/node-chash

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: node-chash
- **Description**: hash a value to a consistent number within a specified range. in goes key out goes number that's it.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-19
- **Last Updated**: 2026-06-06

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

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# node-chash

hash a value to a consistent number within a specified range. in goes key out goes number that's it.

## example

```js
var chash = require('chash');

var colors = ['red','blue','green','purple']
, bobscolor = chash('bob',colors.length)
, ryanscolor = chash('ryan',colors.length)
, suescolor = chash('sue',colors.length)
;

console.log('bob will always be',colors[bobscolor]);
console.log('ryan will always be',colors[ryanscolor]);
console.log('sue will always be',colors[suescolor]);
```



## notes

random distribution

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